Nicola Marzano

[Følgende beskrivelse af skribenten er fra 2013 eller tidligere:] Born in 1978 in Naples, Italy. He is currently working as a Film Sales Co-ordinator for a film and TV company in Dublin. After obtaining his B.A. in Law at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy), he recently received his M.A. in Film & Television from Dublin City University (Ireland) with a final dissertation on European cinema and its problems of film distribution beyond national borders. Last year he started a website and podcast discussing mainstream and art house cinema.

The Art of Hunger: Re-defining Third Cinema

FEATURE. Like the different films that it comprises, Third Cinema is a relatively unknown concept – and often a misconceived one. From the radical films of Glauber Rocha, through the works of Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène, and the collective productions of Black Audio Film Collective, Third Cinema denotes an often radical type of cinema. Outspokenly independent and overtly regional, movies within Third Cinema may have only this in common: they emphasize the importance of de-marginalization and of strong national identities in an ever-changing global context. Nicola Marzano analyses this concept of Third Cinema, maintaining its relevance in today’s global film environment.